Edward Snowden, the whistleblower of the PRISM program is not a unique snowflake. At least not by name.

There is an @edwardsnowden on Twitter. It is not the Snowden at the heart of this case. Nor is it a parody account.

This Snowden is an estate agent, a lover of soccer and horse racing, and thinks of himself as a "good egg." He's also contended with the flood of mentions cluttering his Twitter connect column over the last day.

He's been urged to hire a good lawyer and flee to Ecuador. One Twitter user said he's "the 1st MAN in the @usa that I've seen with Integrity and Bravery combined." Another claimed "he's a phucking mold [mole]. Hand his ass over to the taliban or terrorist."

Snowden—the one who’s never worked as a highly paid spy for the U.S. government—handed the tweets in good humor. It's kind of fun to read through Snowden's tweets as he comes to understand just why he's subject of so much interest right now. To wit:

@brianmfloyd no idea what anyone is going on about! Sounds interesting though.

Snowden might thank the Guardian for the attention, and diverting some of the negativity that might have been headed his way. The paper, which has made most of the revelations in this story, pointed out this is not the guy the U.S. is looking for.

As if being confused for the man responsible for a massive leak wasn't enough, Snowden was also accused of being in a slightly embarrassing photo.